Mount Austin Barracks

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Mount Austin Hotel in the 1890s

Mount Austin Barracks was a British Army base in Hong Kong during British rule. It was acquired in 1897 and developed from the former Mount Austin Hotel. It is named after John Gardiner Austin, former Hong Kong Colonial Secretary. It was located near the Peak Tram terminus at Victoria Peak.

British Army land warfare branch of the British Armed Forces of the United Kingdom

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces. As of 2018, the British Army comprises just over 81,500 trained regular (full-time) personnel and just over 27,000 trained reserve (part-time) personnel.

Hong Kong East Asian city

Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and commonly abbreviated as HK, is a special administrative region of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China. With over 7.4 million people of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the world's fourth-most densely populated region.

History of Hong Kong aspect of history

The History of Hong Kong, a business port located off the south-east coast of China. Archaeological findings suggest that the region has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, and later with its loose incorporation into the Chinese empire during the Qin dynasty. Starting out as a farming fishing village and salt production site, Hong Kong later evolved into an important free port and eventually a major international financial centre.

The base consisted of a series of multi-storey buildings on a hill. Damaged during World War II, it was later demolished.

Units that were stationed at the base:

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Coordinates: 22°16′17″N114°08′59″E / 22.2713°N 114.1498°E / 22.2713; 114.1498

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

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